waterway o&m issues
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Waterway O&M Issues. RRVA Briefing to Mississippi River Commission 13 April 2011. O&M Funding History. Earmarks. Civil Works Budget – No Earmarks No Ability for Our Delegation to Assist Appropriations is a Congressional Responsibility – Not Administration Sen. Inhofe (R-OK) – SR 23. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Waterway O&M Issues
RRVA Briefing to
Mississippi River Commission
13 April 2011
O&M Funding HistoryFiscal Year President’s Budget Enacted Approp
FY 2012 $7,717,000
FY 2011 $7,745,000 House - $ 7,745,000
Senate - $12,000,000
FY 2010 $10,598,000 $11,478,000
FY 2009 $10,555,000 $9,797,000
FY 2008 $10,431,000 $11,809,000
FY 2007 Corps Work Allowance$10,936,000
CR for the year$10,936,000
FY 2006 $10,115,000 $11,804,000
FY 2005 $10,600,000 $13,050,000
FY 2004 $12,013,000 $14,000,000
FY 2003 $7,297,000 $11,000,000
Earmarks
Civil Works Budget – No Earmarks No Ability for Our Delegation to
Assist Appropriations is a Congressional
Responsibility – Not Administration Sen. Inhofe (R-OK) – SR 23
J. Bennett Johnston WaterwayMetrics
Metrics Criteria JBJ WaterwayIncrease from CY 2008
Rating
Tons 5,426,000 9,900,000Up from 7.4 M
Green
Ton-miles > 1 Billion .4 BillionUp from .3
REDDue to Metric Change
Trip Ton-miles > 1 Billion 7.9 BillionUp from 6.0
Green
O&M Cost / Ton < $2 / Ton $1.06 / Ton Green
Trend Increasing 34% IncreaseCY 2008 to 2009
Green
NOTE: High Use Waterway Criteria is ‘Ton-Miles’ Greater Than 1 Billion
CY 2009 data from ‘The US Waterway System – Transportation Facts, December 2010’
Initiatives
PDT With Vicksburg District Rally All Industries Impacted Rep. Boustany (R-LA) – RAMP Act Rep. Landry (R-LA) – Colleague Letter Educate Corps MVD, HQ, ASA (CW)
and OMB on Waterway Successes Corps – National Waterway Metrics
Workshop (Last One in May 2004)
Thank You and ?s
Red River Valley AssociationRichard Brontoli
Executive Director
(318) 221-5233
www.rrva.org